The 5th Wheel was a dating show were five people went on a date. Each person would go on a date with eachother, and in the in, the 5th wheel is the one without the date.Syndication: 2001-2004 Bobwell Productions (Renegade division) NBC Universal Television Distribution Aisha Tyler (2001–2002) Tom Gottlieb (2002–2004) [as a voice over] The show would begin with two men and two women, all of whom were sent out on a joint date.Then a provocative 5th man or woman (hence, "the fifth wheel") would join the group.I was a guest on the 5th Wheel Dating tv show, made by the same producers as Blinddate.This episode featured a double date during the day starting off at a day spa in LA, followed by some antics at a restaurant bar with an extra dater thrown into the mix.